Red-Shirt Bandit Robs Banks in Anaheim and Garden Grove
A man dressed in a red plaid shirt robbed an Anaheim bank Monday morning, made off with an undetermined amount of money, then robbed a second bank in Garden Grove Monday afternoon without bothering to change his clothes, the FBI reported.
FBI spokesman Frank Calley said the man entered the Sumitomo Bank at 2951 W. Ball Road, Anaheim, about 10:20 a.m., handed a note to a teller and indicated that he had a gun, although none was seen. He quickly left after getting cash from one teller, Calley said.
It was quick, “bandit in, bandit out,” Calley said.
A few minutes before 3 p.m., a man fitting the same description entered the Bank of America branch at 9591 Chapman Ave., Garden Grove.
FBI spokesman Fred Reagan said the man handed the teller a note which read, “I have a gun,” took the teller’s cash and fled. Again, no gun was seen, Reagan said.
He said the suspect was white, in his early 30s, 5 feet, 8 inches tall, with dark hair and a slender build. He had a mustache and wore dark glasses, Reagan said.
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